ED3 PMO Lead - Strategic Reg & Delivery (18m)

National Grid; Hemington; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 92,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus up to 40%

Pension match 12%

Flexible benefits

Family care

Wellbeing apps

Share incentive plan

Job summary

National Grid is seeking an experienced Head of ED3 PMO for an 18-month fixed-term role, leading NGED's ED3 programme office across Regulation, Finance, Asset Management, Operations and more.

You'll own the integrated programme plan, drive governance, and deliver decision-ready insights to senior leadership during Ofgem engagement and Final Determinations, ensuring readiness for ED3 delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant PMO leadership experience in large-scale transformation or major programmes.
• Deep knowledge of governance, integrated planning, assurance and risk management.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and translate complex data into actions.
• Strong leadership, accountability and ability to build high-performing teams.
• Apt at reporting, data visualisation, and planning tools (MS Office, Primavera P6, MS Project).

Responsibilities

• Lead the ED3 Programme Management Office, setting clear governance, standards and controls for a complex, business-critical programme.
• Own the integrated programme plan, ensuring milestones, dependencies, critical paths and key decisions are actively managed.
• Provide clear, timely and insightful reporting to programme leadership, executive governance forums and senior stakeholders.
• Manage programme risks, issues, actions and dependencies, ensuring clear escalation and accountability.
• Coordinate assurance and evidence management so programme outputs are robust, traceable and ready for review.
• Build and lead a high-performing PMO team, promoting transparency, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Work closely with programme leaders, workstreams and enabling teams to maintain alignment across delivery.
• Turn complex programme information into clear recommendations and decision-ready insight for senior stakeholders.

Skills

PMO leadership

Governance

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Reporting & data viz

Planning & scheduling

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

National Grid is seeking an experienced Head of ED3 PMO for an 18-month fixed-term role, leading NGED's ED3 programme office across Regulation, Finance, Asset Management, Operations and more.

You'll own the integrated programme plan, drive governance, and deliver decision-ready insights to senior leadership during Ofgem engagement and Final Determinations, ensuring readiness for ED3 delivery.